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March 31, 2011
Match umpires and official for World cup 2011 final match announced
As the teams are reduced to just two, the match official appointments for the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 have been announced. The final will take place in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Saturday and will feature Sri Lanka and India.
The match official appointments are as follows:
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March 30, 2011
Final Prediction for India Vs Pakistan match...!!
The prediction for the match has came closer to its ultimatum, Indian batsman played the match as if tons of pressure on them, whether its the pressure of the old tradition of rivalry or the chaos of thought what ever finally India managed to score a decent score which could have been 280 plus runs, In other hands Pakistan bowled superb and control the match with the magic of reverse swing bowling.The prediction of this match is coming out with its predicted colors, if we evaluate the previous prediction If India had to bat and score was to more than 250 than the possibilities of win is more hammering on Indian side, as well as it was also predicted that if India had to bat first than the winning possibilities for Pakistan will be alive. Lets not talk on the ground of prediction, even if we see the current scenario Its India not in a bad position, specially in this ground where average score is 250 or so and India managed to achieve it the whole result will be dependent on the bowling and fielding strategy where India is laking a bit in fielding but still bowling has something to explored. According to prediction India has a brighter score of win in this match, it going to be tough for Pakistan to fight a score of 260 which is equivalent to 280-290, but Its India with the winning possibilities as per Predictions, If Pakistan loose its 2nd wicket in just 75 runs than 39% chances of winning possibilities goes to Pakistan and if so India will manage to crack in their wining bag so moreover still is little more possibilities of the win credited to India as per predictions. rest Cricket is sooooo uncertain that its hard to be defined till last ball of the match. Pakistan or India who ever will make the final journey, this is for sure that the world cup is once more re-landing in Asian land.
Wahab Riaz claimed his maiden ODI five-for as Pakistan kept India to 260 in Mohali
| India | 260-9 (50) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| V Sehwag | lbw b Riaz | 38 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 152.00 | |
| S Tendulkar | c Afridi b Ajmal | 85 | 115 | 11 | 0 | 73.91 | |
| G Gambhir | st K Akmal b Hafeez | 27 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 84.38 | |
| V Kohli | c U Akmal b Riaz | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Yuvraj | b Riaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| *MS Dhoni | lbw b Riaz | 25 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 59.52 | |
| S Raina | not out | 36 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 92.31 | |
| Harbhajan | st K Akmal b Ajmal | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Zaheer | c K Akmal b Riaz | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 | |
| A Nehra | run out (Riaz) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| M Patel | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 18 b:0 lb:8 nb:2 w:8
Total: 260-9 (50) | Curr. RR: 5.20
FOW:V Sehwag (48-1, 5.5), G Gambhir (116-2, 18.5), V Kohli (141-3, 25.2), Yuvraj (141-4, 25.3), S Tendulkar (187-5, 37), *MS Dhoni (205-6, 41.4), Harbhajan (236-7, 46.4), Zaheer (256-8, 49.2), A Nehra (258-9, 49.5)
| Pakistan | O | M | R | W | Nb | Wd | RPO | |
| U Gul | 8 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.62 | |
| A Razzaq | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| W Riaz | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4.60 | |
| S Ajmal | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.40 | |
| *S Afridi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| M Hafeez | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
Pakistan team: U Gul, A Razzaq , W Riaz, S Ajmal, *S Afridi, M Hafeez , A Shafiq, U Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, K Akmal
Powerplay: 1: 1-10 ovs, 2: 11-15 ovs, 3: 45-49 ovs
March 29, 2011
Sri Lanka enter second successive CWC final
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by five wickets at the Premadasa Stadium. Sri Lanka will play the winner of the second semi-final between India and Pakistan (at Mohali on Wednesday) in the final in Mumbai on 2 April.
Batting first New Zealand posted 217 in 48.5 overs. In its reply, Sri Lanka ended at 220 for 5 in 47.5 overs.
New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals before Scott Styris (57: 77b, 5x4) held the innings together with a fine effort. Styris added 77 runs for the fourth wicket with Ross Taylor (36) to revive the New Zealand innings.
Among the others, only Martin Guptill (39) and Kane Williamson (22) made notable contributions.
For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga (3-55), Ajantha Mendis (3-35) and Muttiah Muralidaran (2-42) shared the wickets around.
In its reply, Sri Lanka lost Upul Tharanga early. But Tillakaratne Dilshan (73: 93b, 10x4, 1x6) and Kumar Sangakkara (54: 79b, 7x4, 1x6) shared a 120-run stand to put the chase back on track.
But Sri Lanka soon slipped from 160 for 1 to 169 for 4 and lost Chamara Silva soon after cheaply. At 185 for 5, the chase appeared to be in the balance.
But an injured Angelo Mathews came out and batted with aggression to push Sri Lanka to a place in the final for the second successive time.
Experienced batsman Thilan Samaraweera (23) kept his cool as he shared an unbeaten 35 run stand for the sixth wicket with Mathews to book Sri Lanka's date in the final.
March 28, 2011
CWC 2011 proves that 50-over cricket has a future: Haroon Lorgat
Speaking before an audience of diplomats, business leaders and journalists, Mr Lorgat said: "I had confidently predicted to the media on 1 February that this ICC Cricket World Cup would be the perfect showcase for the 50-over format to answer the critics and I had proclaimed that 'ODI cricket is alive and well'.
"I am pleased - and naturally relieved - to say that so far the statements I have made have proven to be correct.
"The evidence to prove that 50-over cricket is far from finished has been plentiful. The television audiences have been the biggest in history and the India v England match in Bengaluru on 27 February is the most watched game in the history of ODIs… and it doesn't take a genius to predict that when India faces Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday that record may well be smashed.
"And the crowds have been outstanding. Most of us would have been at R Premadasa Stadium on Saturday to watch a full-house celebrate as Sri Lanka cruised into the semi-final. No one that night was questioning the future of 50-over cricket nor will they in Chandigarh on Wednesday and nor were they in Bangladesh where the stadiums continued to be packed even after the home team went out of the competition."
Mr Lorgat added that research conducted by the ICC had shown that there was still enormous support for 50-over cricket but had also demanded more context and content for ODIs.
He said: "This World Cup clearly has context and we also have great content. The scoring-rate of more than five runs an over has been the highest in history. Records have tumbled and heroes continue to be made at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
"The meaning of the World Cup is building. Can any one of India, Pakistan or Sri Lanka repeat the glory of their predecessor teams or will New Zealand make an even greater narration by writing its name boldly into the history of the game. Who will it be?
"There is something hugely significant at stake - not only for the teams but also for their countries. Can you just imagine what the reception would be like here in Colombo and across this island if Kumar Sangakkara and his team brings home the CWC trophy from Mumbai?
"It would be one of those moments when breath is taken away - not just for the players but for everyone in this country.
"And the same would apply to the other three countries. There is nothing quite like nation v nation cricket when national pride is at stake on a global stage.
"In Mohali, there will be another massive factor that would add to the context. I personally hope to see the mighty power of sport and in particular the Great Spirit of cricket providing a platform for the governments of India and Pakistan to come together around an ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final.
"I heard someone say yesterday that 'cricket diplomacy is better than no diplomacy', and another said that 'cricket will create harmony'.
"A part of the ICC vision is to 'build bridges between continents, countries and communities'. If this happens it will truly be fantastic and just reward for a sport that has Great Spirit. '
He added: "When we started this ICC Cricket World Cup our promotional campaign talked of 14 teams competing in 49 matches for one trophy.
"That trophy - for players, administrators, spectators alike - is The Cup that Counts - a 50-over competition."
Source: ICC
March 27, 2011
..India Vs Pakistan, the match is already a hot-cake in market...!!!
Black marketers are making a killing with cricket enthusiasts from India and Pakistan scrambling to get tickets for the semifinal in Mohali at "any cost".
Tickets for the semifinal - dubbed as the mother of all clashes - have been attracting offer prices up to twenty times the original rate.
So big is the rush that tickets priced at Rs 10,000 were being sold for about Rs 50,000.
The tickets worth Rs 15,000 are attracting bids of about Rs 1 lakh each. The student block tickets priced at Rs 250 are commanding a price of up to Rs 5,000 while the huge demand has escalated the chair block tickets worth Rs 500 each to Rs 10,000.
Fans have been making phone calls to friends and acquaintances, including those in media and police, to arrange the tickets or accept money for passes.
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium at Mohali - which would host the historic semi-final on March 30 - has made arrangements to accommodate 27,500 people.
The PCA sold more than 15,000 tickets over the counter on March 21 and 22.
Those who bought tickets earlier are trying to sell them in the black market since people are ready to dole out "an unprecedented" amount for tickets.
Though police authorities claimed they would check black marketing of tickets, cricket enthusiasts revealed a large number was actually being sold by cops - some of whom are on security duty in and around the stadium.
Representatives of some corporate houses, who were ready to pay 'any amount', were seen outside the PCA Stadium in an effort to get tickets for the corporate boxes.
The town also expects more than 200 fans from
MP Pandove, PCA secretary, stated that the association had already sent 50 tickets to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
"The PCB would distribute those tickets among their official visitors, celebrities and other VIPs. Several sports enthusiasts had made arrangement of tickets on their own," Pandove said.
"People from
GS Walia, PCA joint secretary, said that some senior political personalities and celebrities were expected to witness the match.
"We have made arrangement for world-class hospitality," he said.
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi and chairman of the Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani are also expected during the match. Reported by Indiatoday
Umpires for semi-finals...!!
MOHALI: Australian Simon Taufel, a winner of five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, and
For the first semifinal between Sri Lanka and
Marais Erasmus (third umpire), Billy Doctrove (fourth umpire) are the other two officials for the Sri Lanka-New Zealand clash.
Appointments for the final will be made later.
astrology predictions for Indo-Pak semi finals of world cup 2011
Who will win the India vs Pakistan Semi Final World Cup 2011? While browsing internet we found some interesting articles on astrology predictions for Indo-Pak semi finals of world cup 2011
Predictions by izodiaque.in
Analysis of the match between India v Pakistan
Date: 30th March – Favourable for India as India is 12
Day: Wednesday: Favourable for both, India and Pakistan
Jersey Colour: Favourable for Pakistan as the colour for Wednesday is Green
Venue: Chandigarh = 30 same as the date lucky for India, Mohali=21, India =12, lucky for India
At 3pm IST, on 30th March 2011 Moon will transit to 8th position from Cancer which is not favourable for India. However, weighing all the other factors Indians look in more favourable position than the Pakistanis. India should win the match.
Players to watch: Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh
Predictions by wikinary.wordpress.com
Here are the astrological details that are based on the Date & Time of the Match, Shahid Afridi’s Natal Chart & Dhoni’s Natal Chart:
Based on the Natal Chart of M. S Dhoni:- He is in the major period of Rahu and in the minor period of Saturn. Both the major and minor lords are along with Venus & Jupiter respectively. Moreover, Moon is in between both Rahu and Saturn in his Birth chart and it will help Dhoni to take up perfect decisions. Rahu is also under the influence of Saturn in the second house. Ketu is in the 8th house and this is an added advantage for Dhoni. The planetary positions are also indicating that the unexpected happenings will also be favorable for Dhoni.
Based on the Natal Chart of Shahid Afridi: – He is in the major period of Jupiter in the minor period of Rahu. So Jupiter is in its own sign Pisces and is in the transit which is the advantage for Afridi. Rahu is in the 8th house and is not favorable for him. This indicates that he may take some hasty decisions either in choosing the bowler or while choosing the team. But the sign lord of Rahu is Mars, who is in exalted manner in his Birth Chart and is favoring Afridi.
Overall, the India Vs Pakistan Semi Final will be a very tight match and the winner will be decided in the death overs. Even the win will be in a small margin. However, chances are seen for Dhoni and company to win the match.
So Get ready for an interesting and exciting encounter between the arch rivals of cricket!
cricket diplomacy between India and Pakistan
Launching cricket diplomacy to give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday invited Pakistan President and Prime Minister to watch the Indo-Pak cricket encounter in Mohali on 30 March when he will also be present.
In an identical letters to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, he said he proposed to watch the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final and “it gives me a great pleasure” to invite them to watch the match.
“There is huge excitement over the match and we are all looking forward to a great game of cricket that will be a victory for sport.
“It gives me great pleasure to invite you to visit Mohali and join me and the millions of fans from our two countries to watch the match,” he said in the letters to both the leaders.
Singh’s cricket diplomacy will be the first major bilateral event at the summit level between the two sides either in India or Pakistan since 26/11 attacks when relations between the two countries plunged to a new low.
Cricket diplomacy between the two countries, which have often witnessed acrimonious ties in the last over two decades, had brought the late President Zia-ul Haq and former President Pervez Musharraf to watch cricket matches in India.
Haq, a former alumini of St Stephen’s in Delhi, had come to watch a test match in Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in February 1987 at the invitation of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The two met and held discussions after the event in Delhi.
Musharraf, who also has his origins in Delhi, also came to watch an Indo-Pak encounter at Ferozeshah Kotla ground here in 2005 when he was in power.
In the last over two years, Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan have met in third country locations on the margins of NAM conferences in Bhutan and Egypt.
Foreign Ministers of the two countries have also met in between but the last meeting between them in July last year turned out to be a fiasco.
However, the two countries had recently decided to intensify contacts and a meeting between Home Secretaries of the two countries is slated on Monday and Tuesday here.
Source: livemint.com
My fate in selectors' hands: Ponting
Captain Ricky Ponting said on Saturday his fate was in the hands of the selectors after Australia's shattering early exit from the World Cup.
Ponting, whose captaincy has been under attack since Australia's Ashes series debacle against England in January, scored a fighting 104 but it was not enough to prevent India from knocking the champions out in Wednesday's quarter-final in Ahmedabad.
Australia's greatest Test runscorer has endured a torrid time and a majority of cricket fans, according to newspaper polls, want him to step down as team leader in a rebuilding phase.
Ponting, 36, confirmed in his column in The Australian newspaper on Saturday that he has played in his last World Cup and that his immediate playing future was up to the discretion of the national selectors.
"I was asked before the quarter-final and at the media conference immediately after if I was retiring. I am not," Ponting wrote in his column.
"It is my intention to keep playing cricket, I might not be the best judge of what my contribution to Australian cricket is."
"There are a panel of selectors who have that job and I am happy to accept their judgment."
Ponting said his focus now was on what was best for Australian cricket.
"We need to rally together to review all aspects that have contributed to our performances over the past six months," he said.
"There will be casualties and change come out of this (Cricket Australia) review but I am also confident it will highlight a number of programs, structures and people that remain the best or very close to the best in the world."
"Building on our strengths while working hard on our weaknesses will ensure that we are in the best possible shape to win back the World Cup in 2015 as well as the Ashes and other major trophies in the years ahead."
Ponting said he was "shattered" at Australia's earliest exit from the World Cup since 1992.
"In some ways we performed to expectations in this World Cup. People did not expect us to win and we didn't," he said.
"It is fair to say that we need to examine our performances in depth and begin to plan for the future."
"A clear-the-decks policy is fraught with danger. Young players need to be nurtured and the best way for that to be done is with senior guys around them."
"It's been a difficult six months for us with the disappointing result in the Ashes and now this early exit from the World Cup."
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March 26, 2011
World cup 2011 semi finals schedule
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
at Colombo (RPS)
Mar 29, 2011
India v Pakistan
at Mohali
Mar 30, 2011
Final:
TBA v TBA
at Mumbai
Apr 2, 2011
England out of World Cup as Sri Lanka stroll to 10-wicket victory
England's long and arduous winter came to a listless end as Sri Lanka eased into the semi final of the World Cup with a 10-wicket victory over Andrew Strauss's side in Colombo.
England's progress to the quarter-finals was unconvincing, involving a succession of improbably tight finishes against allcomers in Group B.
That was not remotely the case at the Premadasa Stadium as the openers Tillakaratne Dilshan (108 not out) and Upul Tharanga (102 not out) each hit irresistible hundreds in an unbroken stand of 231 to power their team to victory with more than 10 overs to spare.
England had twice defended what had seemed to be sub-par totals to scramble the points required in their stuttering campaign, but at no point did they look remotely likely to repeat the dose against the co-hosts.
Jonathan Trott (86) continued his prolific individual campaign, making himself the tournament's highest run scorer so far to underpin England's 229 for six.
But Tharanga and Dilshan made a mockery of the notion that an awkward chase was in the offing as the 2007 finalists booked a semi-final with New Zealand at the same venue on Tuesday.
For England, there were unwelcome echoes of a similar hammering against the same opponents at the same stage of the competition at Faisalabad in 1996, when Sri Lanka went on to win their maiden World Cup.
Minus at least two first-choice bowling options because of injury, England again simply could not contain the Sri Lankans, who found the ropes 22 times and cleared them three more.
Courtesy: guardian.co.uk
March 25, 2011
PM to watch Indo-Pak semi, ESS inventory on fire
With Indian Prime Minister sure to visit Mohali to watch the crucial India Pakistan semi final match in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, the craze is an all time high. He has in fact also invited Pak President Asif Ali Zardari and President Yusaf Raza Gilani to come and watch the epic fight as his guest
Official broadcaster ESS is negotiating selling the residual inventories at astronomical prices, which is natural.
The last report of the sale value per 10 seconds of the residual inventory was Rs 2.4 million, though ESS has never commented on that report. But even this could be topped.
“Prices will be much higher, let’s say than those of the night before India beat Australia. There is a huge increase in corporate asking us for inventory. The negotiations are on, and may be in a day or two the contracts will be sealed,” a top ESS official told SportzPower.
He did not, however, say that the PM’s visit would be a factor in the growth in interest of inventory purchase. That will add a lot of glamour on ground, he said.
Meanwhile, media reports say that there is a massive surge in the cricketing frenzy of corporate, and Mukesh Ambani is sure to come, and Bollywood stars are also making a beeline to Mohali and high voltage scramble for tickets is on.
It may be recalled that in lesser matches too, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Shahrukh Khan and others had made it a point to attend. Mukesh and Neeta Ambani were prominent among the corporates even in the India Australia match on March 24.
The clash of titans, and deadly cricketing rivals India and Pakistan will only take the frenzy to another height altogether.
However, security will be a serious issue and sources told SportzPower that Central intelligence and security agencies, especially the VVIP security agency will take over the ground as early as possible to ensure ‘not even a half chance of anyone getting in with mischief in mind.
This will mean that the ordinary fans would have to reach the venue much earlier, as roads in an around Mohali would be sealed for the VVIP movement, sources said.
Checks at gates will be fastidious, and sales of edibles (especially soft drinks in cans or bottles) and any other item that could be hurled anywhere within the stadium will possibly be allowed. The position on the sale of bottled water is yet not known.
Courtesy: SportzPower
Official broadcaster ESS is negotiating selling the residual inventories at astronomical prices, which is natural.
The last report of the sale value per 10 seconds of the residual inventory was Rs 2.4 million, though ESS has never commented on that report. But even this could be topped.
“Prices will be much higher, let’s say than those of the night before India beat Australia. There is a huge increase in corporate asking us for inventory. The negotiations are on, and may be in a day or two the contracts will be sealed,” a top ESS official told SportzPower.
He did not, however, say that the PM’s visit would be a factor in the growth in interest of inventory purchase. That will add a lot of glamour on ground, he said.
Meanwhile, media reports say that there is a massive surge in the cricketing frenzy of corporate, and Mukesh Ambani is sure to come, and Bollywood stars are also making a beeline to Mohali and high voltage scramble for tickets is on.
It may be recalled that in lesser matches too, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Shahrukh Khan and others had made it a point to attend. Mukesh and Neeta Ambani were prominent among the corporates even in the India Australia match on March 24.
The clash of titans, and deadly cricketing rivals India and Pakistan will only take the frenzy to another height altogether.
However, security will be a serious issue and sources told SportzPower that Central intelligence and security agencies, especially the VVIP security agency will take over the ground as early as possible to ensure ‘not even a half chance of anyone getting in with mischief in mind.
This will mean that the ordinary fans would have to reach the venue much earlier, as roads in an around Mohali would be sealed for the VVIP movement, sources said.
Checks at gates will be fastidious, and sales of edibles (especially soft drinks in cans or bottles) and any other item that could be hurled anywhere within the stadium will possibly be allowed. The position on the sale of bottled water is yet not known.
Courtesy: SportzPower
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